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   pistolero (p@fsebugoutzone.org)'s status on Tuesday, 23-Dec-2025 07:59:04 JST pistolero

   in reply to
   @f0x @Gran3Walder @Ricotta But old-timey meaning of charm, like, cheese does not have supernatural qualities.
   
   (Also it is interesting to have a copy of the 1913 edition of Webster's around because it used to be an interesting book before the invention of HR departments and liability and whatnot.)
   
   CHARM
   Charm, n. Etym: [F. charme, fr. L. carmen song, verse, incantation,
   for casmen, akin to Skr. çasman, çasa, a laudatory song, from a root
   signifying to praise, to sing.]
   
   1. A melody; a song. [Obs.]
   With charm of earliest birds. Milton.
   Free liberty to chant our charms at will. Spenser.
   
   2. A word or combination of words sung or spoken in the practice of
   magic; a magical combination of words, characters, etc.; an
   incantation.
   My high charms work. Shak.
   
   3. That which exerts an irresistible power to please and attract;
   that which fascinates; any alluring quality.
   Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul. Pope.
   The charm of beauty's powerful glance. Milton.
   
   4. Anything worn for its supposed efficacy to the wearer in averting
   ill or securing good fortune.
   
   5. Any small decorative object worn on the person, as a seal, a key,
   a silver whistle, or the like. Bunches of charms are often worn at
   the watch chain.
   
   Syn. - Spell; incantation; conjuration; enchantment; fascination;
   attraction.
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